: a playful or hurried run or movement
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Verb
The kids were scampering around the yard.
A mouse scampered across the floor.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Williams has already scampered for 275 yards and four touchdowns.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2024
Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024
Playing his final home game on Senior Day, Johnson ran for a season-high 107 yards, including a 9-yard scamper out of the wildcat formation for the go-ahead score that ended with a rare show of emotion.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Young men scampered onto the truck, hoping to glimpse Saleh al-Ras, an enforcer for former Syrian President Bashar Assad, who was ousted by rebels this month after 13 years of civil war.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Williams has already scampered for 275 yards and four touchdowns.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
Unconcerned about his role, Billy scampers from his on-set doghouse and knocks over a Christmas tree.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024
Playing his final home game on Senior Day, Johnson ran for a season-high 107 yards, including a 9-yard scamper out of the wildcat formation for the go-ahead score that ended with a rare show of emotion.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Scamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scamper. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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